Highland CPD Framework
A Framework for Continuing Professional Development and Professional Review and Development for Teachers
Framework Document:
Introduction
Introduction
Highland Council Education, Culture and Sport Service aims to ensure that all staff are valued and enabled to develop their skills, knowledge and professional expertise. The authority recognises the importance of Professional Review and Development in enhancing the professionalism of teachers and in improving pupil achievement.
The arrangements for Professional Review and Development refer to all teachers (except for probationers on the Induction Scheme) and will also apply to members of the Quality Development and Support for Learning teams and to Psychological Services. These arrangements for Professional Review and Development replace the previous Staff Development and Review Policy issued by Highland Council in 1999.
"A teaching profession for the 21st Century'" (the national agreement) states that all teachers have an entitlement to a Continuing Professional Development plan that is agreed annually with their line manager and that is based on the assessment of individual need. The booklet "Professional Review and Development 2002" (SEED, 2002) highlights key principles and features which should be incorporated into schools' policies and practical arrangements. This booklet (and the additional booklets listed in appendix 1 - National CPD Guidance Documents) have been fundamental in structuring and informing the advice which follows.
